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House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif., left, stands as Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, speaks with reporters after a meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Republican lawmakers unmuzzled in rebuking Trump on Syria

By ALAN FRAM - Associated Press

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., right, speaks with members of the media alongside Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of N.Y., outside of the West Wing of the White House after a meeting with President Donald Trump, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Nancy Pelosi walks out on Trump ‘meltdown’ after House Syria rebuke

By Tom Howell Jr. and Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., speaks to the media about the H.R. 3 Lower Drug Costs Now Act, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

White House meeting with lawmakers on Syrian situation canceled, Speaker Pelosi says

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Thursday, June 13, 2019 file photo, an oil tanker is on fire in the sea of Oman. For decades considered a U.S. national security priority, the Persian Gulf remains home to tens of thousands of American troops spread across sprawling bases protecting crucial routes for global energy supplies. But while U.S.-Iran tensions in the Gulf appeared close to sparking a global conflagration this summer, attention now rapidly has shifted to Syria. (AP Photo/ISNA, File)

AP Analysis: Gulf Arab states worry after US Syria pullout

By JON GAMBRELL - Associated Press

In this Dec. 5, 2014, file photo, Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J. speaks in Secaucus, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

Robert Menendez: Trump’s Syria pullout is one of the ‘biggest national security blunders’ ever made

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

Iraqi security forces secure the Iraq-Syria border around the Rabiaa border crossing, Iraq, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019. Najah al-Shammari, Iraq's defense minister said that some members of the Islamic State group were able to flee northern Syria and cross into Iraq. The Iraqi official added that some of them are still at large while others were detained. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

In Iraq, concern that Syria chaos would bring back IS

By HADI MIZBAN - Associated Press

In this Oct. 7, 2019, photo, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., addresses the Kentucky chapters conference of The Federalist Society at the Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort, Ky. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley) **FILE**

Mitch McConnell: Congress limited in ability to stop Trump’s Syria pullout

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Italian President Sergio Mattarella in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump dismisses Syria concerns; Dems walk out of WH meeting

By ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, left, with Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan before a meeting, in Istanbul, Friday, Oct. 11, 2019. NATO's secretary-general says Friday he acknowledges Turkey's legitimate security concerns but has urged Ankara to exercise restraint in its incursion into northeast Syria.(Presidential Press Service via AP, Pool)

Turkish invasion sparks NATO crisis but eviction is unlikely

By LORNE COOK - Associated Press

In this photo taken from the Turkish side of the border between Turkey and Syria, in Ceylanpinar, Sanliurfa province, southeastern Turkey, flames and smoke billow from a big fire in Ras al-Ayn, Syria, caused by bombardment by Turkish forces, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019. Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called Wednesday on Syrian Kurdish fighters to leave a designated border area in northeast Syria 'as of tonight' for Turkey to stop its military offensive. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Turkey NATO status complicates response to Erdogan Syria incursion

By Ben Wolfgang and Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

In this Sept. 25, 2019, file photo, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., takes questions from reporters at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

The Latest: US airstrikes destroy ammo left behind in Syria

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FILE-In this Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019 file photo, youths celebrate in Akcakale, Sanliurfa province, southeastern Turkey, after the state-run Anadolu news agency reported the northern Syrian town of Tal Abyad had fallen to the Turkish military offensive. Since Turkey announced its incursion into neighbouring Syria to clear out Kurdish fighters last week, patriotic sentiment has run high, with national emblems being proudly displayed. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis, File)

Turkish patriotism on display amid Syria operation

By ELENA BECATOROS - Associated Press

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., the House Democratic Caucus chair, fends off reporters' questions about President Donald Trump and the Mueller report, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, March 25, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

Democrats looking to keep Syria and impeachment separate ahead of condemnation vote

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., walks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Golf buddies no more? Trump, Graham swing apart over Syria

By LAURIE KELLMAN and JONATHAN LEMIRE - Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Italian President Sergio Mattarella in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump: Turkish-Syrian battles are ‘not our problem’; Kurds are ‘not angels’

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference with Italian President Sergio Mattarella in the East Room of the White House, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

AP FACT CHECK: Trump muddles facts on US Syria withdrawal

By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi of Calif., center, Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of N.Y., right, and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer of Md., walk from the microphones after speaking with reporters following a meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

White House meeting on Syria falls apart; Dems decry Trump ‘meltdown’

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

In this photo taken from the Turkish side of the border between Turkey and Syria, in Ceylanpinar, Sanliurfa province, southeastern Turkey, smoke billows from targets in Ras al-Ayn, Syria, caused by bombardment by Turkish forces, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019. Turkish artillery on Tuesday pounded suspected Syrian Kurdish positions near the town in northeast Syria amid reports that Kurdish fighters had retaken the town as Turkey pressed ahead with a military incursion that has drawn widespread condemnation. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Syrian forces enter key border town, blocking Turkish plans

By ELENA BECATOROS and BASSEM MROUE - Associated Press

A convoy of Turkish-backed Free Syria Army is about to cross into Turkey near the town of Azaz, Syria, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019. (AP Photo)

House condemns Donald Trump’s Syria troop withdrawal

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

Turkish tanks and troops stationed near Syrian town of Manbij, Syria, Tuesday. Oct. 15, 2019. Russia moved to fill the void left by the United States in northern Syria on Tuesday, deploying troops to keep apart advancing Syrian government and Turkish forces.(Ugur Can/DHA via AP)

The Latest: US envoy urges Turkey to stop Syria offensive

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